There really isn't much to solder, but I put this quick guide together to help. (Pictures coming soon!) First of all, a quick one. One of the FLD needs an…
The Astropixels come in two options. One as a fully assembled system, and one as a kit. Pre assembled Kit The assembled version has all the headers soldered, wires soldered…
By default the AstroPixels will run standard R2 colours, with random HP lights. The code to do this is relatively simple and just a couple of dozen lines using the…
For a bit of history and understanding as to my reasoning, check my previous post. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WHzqFblB18 Components A standard R2 dome has 3 sets of lighting in it. There are…
After the success of producing the NeoPixel PSI boards, I wanted to do more. I wanted to do a simple, unified set of dome lights for a typical R2. And…
Whilst doing the write up of my NeoPixelPSI boards I mentioned the ReelTwo library by Mimir a few times and thought I'd do a post about how I've been finding…
So, you've got your new PSI boards and have them mounted in your droid, now you need to get them to do things! Code Examples ReelTwo My preferred solution is…
I had a bunch of my lovely new PSIs, and had tested them with a example sketch to make sure they all worked. Next step was to write the code…
Something I've been meaning to do for a while was look at how to do a PCB with SMD layout that is now offered by a few of the cheap…
Well, its been a boring year with no droid outings, tho thanks to doing some live youtube events under the Droid Builders UK banner, we've managed to raise over £14k…